How many wind farms are planned in CAISO?

Developers have proposed 25 wind farms in CAISO with 7.3 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned wind farm in CAISO?

Holman in Monterey County, California is the largest planned, at 1,525 MW. It is expected to come online in 2034.

Who is developing wind farms in CAISO?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned wind farms in CAISO

Developers have proposed 25 wind farms in CAISO with 7.3 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned wind farms in CAISO are expected online in 2026 than in any other year

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Planned wind farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned wind farms in CAISO

Planned, by capacity

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Holman	Monterey County, California	2034	1,525 MW
2	Windwalker Offshore	San Luis Obispo County, California	2028	1,029 MW
3	Viento Fronterizo	Municipality Of Tecate County, MX	2033	1,001 MW
4	CPC West	Kern County, California	2033	600 MW
5	Potentia-Viridi	San Joaquin County, California	2028	409 MW
6	Matterhorn	Riverside County, California	2029	407 MW
7	Roccasecca BESS	Clark County, Nevada	2026	310 MW
8	Energia Sierra Juarez 4	Tijuana,Mexico County, California	2030	309 MW
9	Cimarron Wind	Tecate County, MX	2035	300 MW
10	Ocotillo Express	Imperial County, California	2030	265 MW

Planned wind farms expected online soonest in CAISO

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Mulqueeney Ranch Wind	Alameda County, California	2026	20 MW
2	Sand Hill C	Alameda County, California	2027	84 MW
3	Altamont Midway Ltd	Alameda County, California	2027	5 MW
4	Windwalker Offshore	San Luis Obispo County, California	2028	1,029 MW
5	Potentia-Viridi	San Joaquin County, California	2028	409 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks wind farms

Operating wind farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about wind farms in CAISO

How many wind farms are planned in CAISO?: Developers have proposed 25 wind farms in CAISO with 7.3 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned wind farm in CAISO?: Holman in Monterey County, California is the largest planned, at 1,525 MW. It is expected to come online in 2034.
Who is developing wind farms in CAISO?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.